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ford., Yussef Dayes, and more of my favorite albums from September 2023
“Music doesn’t get in. Music is already in. Music simply uncovers what is there, makes you feel emotions that you didn’t necessarily know you had inside you, and runs around waking them all up. A rebirth of sorts.” Matt Haig, How to Stop Time Here are the albums, new and old, that inspired me this…
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Terrace Martin, Jungle, and more of my favorite albums from August 2023
Hey, summer, looks like you are about to leave, so I just wanted to say it’s been nice having you. You’ve given me a lot of new music, and we got to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop. Thanks for everything, see you next year!
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The dub version
The recent release of a (fantastic) dub version of Panda Bear and Sonic Boom’s excellent 2022 album, Reset in Dub (along with last year’s Life is Dub from Foals) made me wonder what constitutes dub music. I’m a huge reggae fan, and have enjoyed dub music for years, but I never knew what the technical…
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Dilla Time and 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Hip-hop turned 50 years old this year (August 11, 1973, is considered it’s birthday). My relationship with hip-hop started 30 years ago, but, like Common says, it’s the (longest) love of my life. There has been a lot going on to celebrate hip-hop this year. Here are some of my favorites.
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Music to rob banks too
Ritmo Machine is a collaboration between Cypress Hill’s percussionist Eric “Bobo” Correa and mix master Latin Bitman. I discovered it while listening to The Morning Show, with DJ John Richards describing it as “music to rob a bank to.” I can’t think of a better way to describe it; it’s that cool.
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Portugal. The Man, Nick Drake, and more of my favorite albums from July 2023
July has flown by, and there has been so much new music, I don’t think I’ve caught up (and I’m still listening to Tribez. nonstop). I love you, summertime. Here are my favorite albums (new and old) from July 2023.
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TRIBEZ., Soul Supreme, and more of my favorite albums from June 2023
June always seems to be full of new music discoveries. Maybe it’s the longer and warmer days and the resulting mood shifts, but things seem to open up as summer gets underway. Here are my favorite albums (new and old) from June 2023.
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Jessie Ware, Alfa Mist, and more of my favorite albums from May 2023
I’ve got a disco dance-pop record, a 13-minute hip-hop mixtape, and another album that’s mostly in Spanish, all on my list for May. Things might feel a bit, well, scattered, but there is beauty in all this mess. Here are my favorite albums (new and old) from May 2023.
